Where does “pälvikalju” come from?

pälvikalju (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalju, from Finnish kalja-.

pälvikalju (Finnish): alopecia areata

Definitions

  1. alopecia areata

Ancestry of “pälvikalju”, step by step

pälvikalju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaljubald, hairless, furless; bald person, baldy;...
2Finnishkalja-—

via Finnish pälvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälvia bald spot, a patch of snow-free ground,...
2Finnishpalvatato cure

Words derived from “pälvikalju”

Every word from Finnish kalja- →Every word from Finnish kalju →